Part-Time Teacher’s Aide

Description:

Each Teacher’s Aide will work with their teaching team to ensure that all children reach developmentally appropriate milestones through the implementation of evidence-based curricula, individualized support and high quality learning environments. Teacher’s Aides will focus on making sure that all the children and families will be ready to be successful in Kindergarten and in life, while ensuring that all Head Start Performance Standards and site-specific funding regulations are met or exceeded.

Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the site’s Education Director, the Teacher Aide’s responsibilities include the following:

Curriculum and Instruction

• Assist the Lead and Assistant teacher in promoting high-quality teaching and learning in the classroom that leads to children’s schoolreadiness.

• Assist the Lead and Assistant teacher in creating an environment in which children develop trusting and accepting relationships with adults and peers that foster growth and development.

• Assist the Lead and Assistant teacher in designing and executing a developmentally appropriate and integrated curriculum which provides opportunities for children’s meaningful exploration. Assist in providing responsive care to all children through individualized planning, instruction, and supervision.

Record Maintenance, Screening and Assessment

• Assist the Lead Teacher and the Assistant Teacher in overseeing and maintaining accurate records on each child.
• Assist in observing and documenting students’ development to request additional support from Education Director through internal referral process.

Family Engagement

• Assist the Lead Teacher and the Assistant Teacher in encouraging parent involvement and communication through newsletters, bulletin boards, classroom events, Center-wide activities, and “open-door” policy.

• Depending on the Center and the funding requirements, participate in open houses, and/or family days.

Professional Development

• Participate AND attend all agency offered trainings, workshops, in-service days, and/or all-staff conferences.
• Maintain certification requirements and proof of attendance in professional activities.
• Support the growth of the center including participating in program-wide goal setting and individual and program self-assessment. 
• Participate in all DOHMH required trainings
• Maintain active membership with Aspire and or "Registered” TEACH Account linked to CA

Health and Safety

• Adhere to all state and city licensing requirements, teacher child/ratios, and CPR/first aid certification, Child Abuse Mandate, Infectious Control and Mental Health First Aid

• Maintain a healthy and safe environment for children (i.e. clean toys, shelves, neat classrooms, reported damaged / broken equipment toys, etc.)

And other related duties as assigned, at the discretion of the Education Director and /or Children’s Aid.

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